<strong><em>Strongylovelia lillyae</em> sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Gerromorpha: Veliidae) from Tamil Nadu, India: the first species of the genus described from the Indian subcontinent</strong>

E. EYARIN JEHAMALAR

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.9

Issue: Vol. 4033 No. 2: 22 Oct. 2015

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2015-10-22

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.9

Page range: 287–292

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Strongylovelia lillyae sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Gerromorpha: Veliidae) from Tamil Nadu, India: the first species of the genus described from the Indian subcontinent

E. EYARIN JEHAMALAR⁺⁻

Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India.

Hemiptera Haloveliinae taxonomy Kanyakumari district

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Abstract

Strongylovelia lillyae sp. nov. is described from Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India and constitutes the first species of the genus from Indian subcontinent. The new species is closely related to Strongylovelia setosa Zettel & Tran and S. vasarhelyii Zettel & Tran from Vietnam. A distribution map and photographs of S. lillyae sp. nov. are presented here.